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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Don't Miss Out On A Great Songwriting Course!

SONGWRITING COURSE STILL HAS OPENINGS"SONGS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE"2 Credits, Thurs 4-6PM, Email: ckaram@berklee.net

Description : A hands-on songwriting class that will allowstudents to put their social change ideas into their own original songs,while also surveying significant socially relevant songs in different eras andcultures throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. The class will examineand analyze benefit concerts like Live Aid and the Concert for Bangladesh,important songs which had impact on social change (e.g., "Imagine," "GetUp, Stand Up," and "Strange Fruit") and prominent activist songwriters(e.g., Bob Dylan, Bono, Bob Marley, Michael Franti, and Bob Geldof).Prerequisites : Take SW-211 SW-221 (or email for waivers)